Nature Moncton Nature News: Oct 21 2017

NATURE MONCTON’S INFORMATION LINE – 21 October 2017 (Saturday)

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**Danny and Nicole Sullivan and Brian and Annette Stone made a run into Albert County on Friday to include Fundy National Park. Before they left Moncton, Brian got some documentary photos of GADWALL [Canard chipeau], HOODED MERGANSER [Harle couronné], and WOOD DUCK [Canard branchu] in the pond behind the St. George Street fire station, obviously a close-by pond that we’re not checking enough. The Hooded Merganser and Wood Duck male were back in breeding (alternate) plumage. At Fundy National Park they very much enjoyed the BEAVER [Castor] colony in Maclaren Pond near headquarters, that are active during the day, to make it a real treat for visitors to the park to watch their activities very closely. Brian took some close-up photos of the action, as well as a video of one Beaver in the process of hauling a seemingly large ASPEN [Tremble] log into position. Check it out at https://www.dropbox.com/s/xbambqlquqjh41f/DSCN7661.MOV?dl=0 Brian also got a photo of a LAKE DARNER Dragonfly [Aeschne porte-crosses] and an ICHNEUMON WASP [Guêpe ichneumon], of which we have several species in New Brunswick. They are harmless to humans. They stopped by the old mill road in the Shepody area and checked the area both going and coming, but did not locate the CRESTED CARACARA [Caracara du Nord].

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